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G. E. KLINGAMAN.

PAINTERS TABLE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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PAINTBRS TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE13,1912.

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. UNITED STATES OFFICE.

PAINTER/S TABLE.

Application filed June 13,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon ELLIS Kun- GAMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Valley, in the county of Columbia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Painters Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to painters tables for use in supporting window blinds in position to be readily painted without touching the same with the hands.

An object of the present invention is to provide a table having standards between which the blind to be painted is secured by a revoluble mandrel, novel means being employed for locking the mandrel against movement and for releasing the mandrel for turning movement in either direction to permit of the blind being painted first upon one side and then upon the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel clamps for securing the blind to the mandrel.

lVith the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of con struction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional. view taken on the line 4l4 Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the adjustable clamp of the mandrel. Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 5 but with parts broken away and showing the clamp in operative position. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 7-7 Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the blind carrier.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, the table is shown to comprise tubular side rails 10 supported by legs each com prising a tubular upper member 11 and a rod foot member 12 which telescopes into the tubular member and is adjustably. secured thereby by a set screw 13; A" stationary frame 14 is supported in upright position at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

1912. Serial No. 703,523.

{ one end of the table and in the present em- 5 bodiment of this invention is illustrated as being formed of inwardly bowed tubular sides 15 connected at their upper and lower ends by tubular braces 16 and 17, the lower ends of the sides being fixedly secured by brazing or otherwise to the tubular members 11 of the adjacent legs of the table. A wood or similar block 18 is engaged between the upper ends of the sides and is bored to receive a bearing box 19. A stub shaft 20 is rc'volubly mounted in the bearing box and is equipped with a workholder in the nature of a bar 21 which extends along the inner face of the frame and is equipped with a plurality of pins 22 adapted to engage in the edge of a blind or other article and coact with a mating workholder which will be presently described in supporting the article to be painted. A movable frame 23 is supported in upright position on the opposite end of the table and is herein shown to comprise inwardly bowed tubular sides 24 which are connected at their upper and lower ends by tubular braces 25 and 26 and are provided at their lower ends with integral sleeves 27 which surround the rails 10 of the table and are adjustably secured thereto through the instrumentality of set. screws 28. The frame is thus mounted for sliding movcment toward and away from the stationary frame in order to adapt the frame to receive various sizes of blinds or other articles to be painted.

A wood or similar block 29 is engaged between the upper ends of the sides 14 and is bored to receive a bearing box 30 having a concave working face equipped with a ball race containing ball bearings 31. A shaft 32 is mounted for rotary movement in the bearing box and is terminally equipped with a hand wheel 33 for turning the shaft. The shaft extends through the bearing box and is formed with a conical enlargement 34 which bears upon the ball bearings, the shaft beyond this enlargement being flattened as shown at 35. The flattened portion extends toward the stationary frame for a short distance and is then reduced as shown at 36 to the normal size of the shaft 32, with a resultant shoulder 37.

A workholder in the nature of a bar 38 is bored to slidably fit the shaft extension 36 and is normally held against the shoulder 37 by a bowed leaf spring 39 which is secured to the shaft extension by means of a nut 4-0 and which is engaged terminally with the bar as shown. A helical spring may be substituted for this leaf spring without departing from the spirit of this invention. The bar is equipped with work engaging pins 41, these pins being adapted to be engaged with the edge of the blind. or

other article by means of a cam 42, the cam having a substantially semi-circular head 1 413 which is eccentrically pivoted on the flattened portion of the shaft by means of a pivot pin 4 the cam further having a straight handle which terminates in a hook 46. The hook is adapted to be engaged over a pin 4C7 carried by the flattened portion of the shaft to hold the cam in operative position. When the cam is swung to operative position, the head of the cam will bear upon the bar 38 and move the latter outwardly on the shaft extension 36, against the pressure of the spring 39, and cause the pins ll to penetrate the article to be painted.

The mandrel formed by the shafts and workholders above described may be rotated in order to rotate the article and permit of first one side and then the other side being painted. For locking the mandrel stationary, and also holding the mandrel against movement in but one of two directions as desired, a ratchet 48 is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 32 in close proximity to the block 29. A pair of pawls alt) and 50 are pivotally connected to the block one on each side of the ratchet, the pawls being normally held in operative engagement with the ratchet by means of springs 51 and 52. These pawls normally hold the mandrel stationary, and upon either pawl being released the mandrel may be rotated toward the released pawl.

A paint can holder is secured to a brace which connects the legs of the table near the movable frame, and is preferably formed of a paint can holding pan 54 having a laterally extending hook 55 for securing the paint brush, the pan being attached to the brace by a pin 56. A drip pan 57 is suspended below the table by means of hooks 58 carried by the brace 53 and brace 17 of the legs.

For removing the blinds or other articles after painting, a clamp 59 isemployed, the

clamp being formed fro-1n a single length of spring wire having a centrally disposed hand-hole 60, and having terminal hooks 61 adapted to penetrate the longitudinal edges of the blind or other article.

lVhat is claimed, is:-

1. The combination with a painters table of upright frames thereon, a workholder carried by one of said frames, a revoluble shaft carried by the other of said frames,

means for locking said shaft stationary, a spring pressed work holder on said shaft, and a cam on said shaft operating to move said workholder against the tension of its spring into operative position.

2. The combination with a painters table of upright frames thereon, a workholder carried by one of said frames, a revoluble shaft carried by the other of said frames, said shaft having a flattened portion intermediate the ends, a workholder slidably mounted on said shaft between said frames, a spring on said shaft serving to normally hold said work holder against said flattened portion, a cam on said flattened portion operating to move said workholder against the tension of its spring into operative position, interlocking means between said flattened portion and said cam, and means for locking said shaft stationary.

3. A. painters table including longitudinal rails, supporting legs thereon, an upright frame secured stationary to said rails, an upright frame on said rails mounted for sliding toward and away from said stationary frame, a revoluble workholder on one of said stationary frames, a revoluble shaft on the other of said movable frames, means for locking said shaft stationary, a spring pressed workholder on said shaft, and a cam on said shaft operating to move said workholder against the tension of its spring to operative position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEO. ELLIS KLINGAMAN.

Witnesses J. P. FREY, IRA O. BREDBENNER,

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